drug cartel

Noun
  1. An illicit cartel formed to control the production and distribution of narcotic drugs (synset 108253884)
    "drug cartels sometimes finance terrorist organizations"
    is a type of: cartel, combine, corporate trust, trust - a consortium of independent organizations formed to limit competition by controlling the production and distribution of a product or service
    specific instances:
    • medellin cartel - a drug cartel in Colombia; controlled the production of cocaine from the 1970s until 1993 when the leader was killed
    • cali cartel - a drug cartel that seized control of cocaine production in Colombia in 1993; adopted techniques used by terrorist organizations (small cells and sophisticated communications equipment and close ties with politicians etc.)

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